Compassionate care for those who grieve. "Funerals for Strangers" is designed for the minister or layperson who is asked to officiate at a funeral or memorial service for a person he or she... More > is not acquainted with. It is possible, with this resource, to construct quickly and easily a service that is meaningful in every way to those who have lost a loved one. The book is complete with full scripture passages, full meditation texts, internment sentences, and a unique section on interviewing family about the deceased in such a way that a meaningful and personal funeral presentation can be made.< Less

The idea for A 'Destination Funeral' -- Does 5,000 Miles and 10 Feet Under, “Get You Away From It All? ” – came from the ‘destination marriages’ which were becoming all... More > the rage among a certain 1 percent; an opportunity to keep out the rif-raf, to escape the crocodile tears? Of course what began as a meditation on death soon became one on life in our times, its challenges and rewards.
I lived a period from 1947 – well into the 21 st Century, a period fraught with change and the challenges it brings. From black and white TV to HD hand-helds; from 'coming out' parties for debutantes to coming-out of the closet for one's gay marriage; from segregation to rap music and Nike endorsements, the changes have been well beyond any seers ability to imagine. I was often there, when things were changing, I, we, had no choice. Most of what is written is true, the few exaggerations are usually disclosed, tongue in cheek. The names, except for celebrities whom I don’t think will mind, have been mostly left out.< Less

Finding the mysterious in the mundane, the sacramental in the so-called ordinary, The Sky’s Window offers a sideways glance, a fleeting glimpse, of the love unknown behind all things.
Some... More > written for public reading and some for solitary reflection, these are ‘lines and lyrics in search of a numinous now’. They explore the
everyday ‘with a hunch that it contains more than itself’, the hope that a prayer can become a poem and a poem can be read like prayer.< Less

Finding the mysterious in the mundane, the sacramental in the so-called ordinary, The Sky’s Window offers a sideways glance, a fleeting glimpse, of the love unknown behind all things. Some... More > written for public reading and some for solitary reflection, these are ‘lines and lyrics in search of a numinous now’. They explore the everyday ‘with a hunch that it contains more than itself’, the hope that a prayer can become a poem and a poem can be read like prayer.< Less

Not many Christians today are familiar with Nicholas Byfield (1579–1622). This is a tragedy. Byfield was a Calvinistic puritan divine with a sweet preaching and writing style akin to that of... More > Thomas Watson with the practicality of Jeremiah Burroughs. He was an extremely popular puritan in his day.
This work “The Cure of the Fear of Death” is an eminently practical work for every Christian young and old. It shows the course Christians may take to be delivered from various fears about death, which are found in the hearts of most of God’s children. Byfield covers how we may be freed from the fear of death through various considerations and cures, one way by meditation, the other by practice. He also covers seventeen privileges of a Christian in their death, and the objections men make about death, and the objections there answered. This is an exceedingly useful work that should not be missed.
This is not a scan or facsimile, and contains an active table of contents for electronic versions.< Less

Not many Christians today are familiar with Nicholas Byfield (1579–1622). This is a tragedy. Byfield was a Calvinistic puritan divine with a sweet preaching and writing style akin to that of... More > Thomas Watson with the practicality of Jeremiah Burroughs. He was an extremely popular puritan in his day.
This work “The Cure of the Fear of Death” is an eminently practical work for every Christian young and old. It shows the course Christians may take to be delivered from various fears about death, which are found in the hearts of most of God’s children. Byfield covers how we may be freed from the fear of death through various considerations and cures, one way by meditation, the other by practice. He also covers seventeen privileges of a Christian in their death, and the objections men make about death, and the objections there answered. This is an exceedingly useful work that should not be missed.
This is not a scan or facsimile, and contains an active table of contents for electronic versions.< Less

"Live in the seasons of life" is just one of the chapters in this thought provoking, heartfelt and inspirational book. Each chapter is an accumulation of spiritual lessons, positive... More > affirmations, scriptures and meditations, to help you be inspired to find your blessings inside the storms. Excerpt from "Live in the seasons of life" I remember saying to myself after each funeral I had to attend, after each doctor visit, after each time my son would runaway and come back home, "Lisa this is just the season you are in, this too will pass." When we are in those seasons of life that challenges our very core, take a breath and dress appropriately. Clothe yourself with what is needed at the time....< Less

"Live in the seasons of life" is just one of the chapters in this thought provoking, heartfelt and inspirational book. Each chapter is an accumulation of spiritual lessons, positive... More > affirmations, scriptures and meditations, to help you be inspired to find your blessings inside the storms.
Excerpt from "Live in the seasons of life"
I remember saying to myself after each funeral I had to attend, after each doctor visit, after each time my son would runaway and come back home, “Lisa this is just the season you are in, this too will pass.” When we are in those seasons of life that challenges our very core, take a breath and dress appropriately. Clothe yourself with what is needed at the time....< Less

"Live in the seasons of life" is just one of the chapters in this thought provoking, heartfelt and inspirational book. Each chapter is an accumulation of spiritual lessons, positive... More > affirmations, scriptures and meditations, to help you be inspired to find your blessings inside the storms.
Excerpt from "Live in the seasons of life"
I remember saying to myself after each funeral I had to attend, after each doctor visit, after each time my son would runaway and come back home, “Lisa this is just the season you are in, this too will pass.” When we are in those seasons of life that challenges our very core, take a breath and dress appropriately. Clothe yourself with what is needed at the time....< Less

This volume of John Donne's writings begins with a biography of John Donne's life, as told by Donne's writer friend, Izaak Walton. Walton gives readers a close look at Donne's past, which was plagued... More > with the loss of many close family members. This biographical information helps readers to make better sense of the somber devotions contained in this volume. In his Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, Donne concentrates on the miserable condition of man and the inevitability of death. The devotions are all structured the same, each beginning with a meditation followed by an expostulation and a prayer. These devotions serve as a preview for Donne's "Death's Duel Sermon," written near his death in 1631 as his funeral sermon. While "Death's Duel" paints a grave picture of earthly life tormented by pain and death, it hopes for a bright future in God's love through Christ's resurrection and ascension. -Emmalon Davis, CCEL Staff Writer< Less

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